Tariff item · Chapter 62 · Section XI, Textiles and textile articles

HS 6205 20 10Handloom

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted › Men's or boys' shirts › Of cotton

Customs duty: 20% or Rs. 85 per piece whichever is higher; Tariff rate
GST now: 5% or 18%; depending on the goods
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: units
Duty in China: 2.4%; On Indian goods

Landed cost Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
Duty	Rate	Charged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate	20% or Rs. 85 per piece whichever is higher	Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)	Nil	Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)	Exempt (11/2018-Customs, S.No. 1)	BCD + AIDC11/2018-Customs, S.No. 1
Integrated GST (IGST)	5% or 18%	Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
Agreement	Customs duty	Goods from
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs	0%	Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Togo, Tanzania, Uganda
India–EFTA TEPA52/2025-Customs	0%	Norway
India–Japan CEPA	0%	Japan
India–Korea CEPA	0%	South Korea
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs	0%	Oman
India–Sri Lanka FTA	0%	Sri Lanka
India–UAE CEPA	0%	United Arab Emirates
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs	0%	United Kingdom
SAFTA	0%	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
SAFTA	5%	Sri Lanka
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs	10%	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Timor-Leste, Yemen, Zambia
SAPTA	10%	Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs	16% or Rs. 68 per sq. mtr., whichever is higher	Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

Central Silk Technonogical Research Institute (CSTRI): a clearance or certificate before the goods arrive.

"*Import of textile and textile articles requires PSIC from accredited lab of exporting country/ valid test report of TC or CSRTI to ensure absence of prohibited hazardous dyes .testing for presence of azo dyes is exempted for imports from EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, south korea and united kingdom only and not for other countries. ref-gen note 10 of policy & DGFT public notice no. 14/2023 dt. 14.06.2023**ensure compliance of DGFT NOTF 7/25-26 DT 17-5-25 if applicable wrt para 19 introduced in general notes regarding import policy under ITC(HS) 2022 regulating the import of certain goods from bangladesh to india with port restrictions as stated in para 1. exempted goods refer para 2 and 3*"

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

Free.

Notes on these rates

BCD is the statutory tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
BCD on this line is '20% or Rs. 85 per piece whichever is higher'. Only the 20% part is used here, so the real duty can be higher.
IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
SWS is exempt under S.No. 1 of 11/2018-Customs, as amended by 16/2026-Customs.
Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

Now 5% or 18%, depending on the goods.
Until 21 September 2025 5% or 12%, depending on the goods.
Change: Changed.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 389	Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted, of sale value not exceeding Rs. 2500 per piece	5%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 198	Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted, of sale value exceeding Rs. 2500 per piece	18%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	5% or 12%	1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 2025	5% or 18%	9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)

Exporting from India

Export duty

Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback item	Goods	Rate	Cap
6205Special Advance Authorisation	Men's or boys' shirts	—	—
620501Special Advance Authorisation	Of Cotton	1.3%	—
620502Special Advance Authorisation	Of Blend containing Cotton and Man Made Fibre	1.7%	—
620503Special Advance Authorisation	Of Man Made Fibres	2.1%	Rs. 11 per Piece
620504Special Advance Authorisation	Of Silk (other than containing Noil silk)	0.9%	—
620505Special Advance Authorisation	Of Wool	0.9%	—
620506Special Advance Authorisation	Of Blend containing Wool and Man Made Fibre	0.9%	—
620507Special Advance Authorisation	Of Cotton containing 1% or more by weight of spandex/ lycra/elastane	1.6%	—
620599Special Advance Authorisation	Of Others	0.9%	—
6205	Men's or boys' shirts	—	—
620501	Of Cotton	2.4%	Rs. 26.3 per Piece
620502	Of Blend containing Cotton and Man Made Fibre	2.5%	Rs. 18.2 per Piece
620503	Of Man Made Fibres	2.7%	Rs. 25 per Piece
620504	Of Silk (other than containing Noil silk)	5.1%	Rs. 385 per Piece
620505	Of Wool	2.5%	Rs. 206 per Piece
620506	Of Blend containing Wool and Man Made Fibre	2.6%	Rs. 81 per Piece
620507	Of Cotton containing 1% or more by weight of spandex/ lycra/elastane	2.6%	Rs. 19.6 per Piece
620599	Of Others	2.4%	Rs. 32.5 per Piece

Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 20 Oct 2026.

Export incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): Not listed: this item earns nothing under it.
RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): Not listed: this item earns nothing under it.
RoSCTL (garments and made-ups): In force until 31 Dec 2026: the rate depends on the garment and its fibres, in the table below.

RoSCTL rates that can apply to this code
RoSCTL item	Goods	State + central	Cap
620501For this code	Men's or boys' shirts: Of Cotton	3.6% + 2.45% = 6.05%Fabric imported duty free (Special AA): 1.37% + 1.08%	Rs. 37.4 per piece + Rs. 25.5 per piece
620502On a condition	Men's or boys' shirts: Of Blend containing Cotton and Man Made FibreIf a blend containing cotton and man-made fibre	2.85% + 2.08% = 4.93%Fabric imported duty free (Special AA): 1.37% + 1.08%	Rs. 18.4 per piece + Rs. 13.4 per piece
620507On a condition	Men's or boys' shirts: Of Cotton containing 1% or more by weight of spandex/ lycra/elastaneIf cotton containing 1% or more by weight of spandex, lycra or elastane	3.6% + 2.45% = 6.05%Fabric imported duty free (Special AA): 1.37% + 1.08%	Rs. 37.4 per piece + Rs. 25.5 per piece

The rebate is the state part plus the central part, each the lower of its rate on the FOB value and its cap on the quantity. Rates of notification 14/26/2016-IT (Vol.II) of 08.03.2019, continued unchanged since; FIBC as revised on 01.10.2024. The rate follows the actual fibre mix, which an 8-digit code does not record: claim the item that describes your goods.

Clearance by other agencies

Directorate General Of Foreign Trade (DGFT): a clearance or certificate before export, under The Foreign Trade (Developmentand Regulation) Act, 1992. The Foreign Trade (Development & Regulations) Amendment Act, 2010.the Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules, 1993 and the Foreign Trade Regulation) amendment Rules, 2015.

*AS PER S.NO 3 OF SCHED. 2 OF ITC HS EXPORT POLICY;EXPORT OF DRESS MATERIALS/READYMADE GARMENTS FABRICS/TEXTILE ITEMS WITH IMPRINTS OF EXCERPTS OR VERSES OF THE HOLY QURAN IS RESTRICTED.*AS PER CIR NO.47/2017-CUS DTD 27/11/2017 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF DRAWBACK WHEREVER EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSESSMENT OR EXAMINATION,THE AC/DC SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED TO DRAW SAMPLE ON MERITS OF EACH CASE.IF THE PACKING IS OF WOODEN MATERIAL, ENSURE THE VALID PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE AND ISPM-15 MARKING COMPLIANCE AS PER CBEC INSTR. F.NO.450/19/2005-CUS-IV DTD 16.9.13.*

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

Free.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 6205 20, and China's below.

China: the same goods (6205 20)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force under 6205 20. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China code	Goods	Duty on Indian goods	MFN	Import VAT	Export rebate	Licences
6205.20.00.10	Men's shirts of cotton, without special collar不带特制领的棉制男成人衬衫	2.4%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	6%	13%	13%	AM
6205.20.00.91	Other boys' play suit shirts of cotton其他棉制男童游戏套装衬衫	2.4%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	6%	13%	13%	AM
6205.20.00.99	Other men's shirts of cotton其他棉制男式衬衫	2.4%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	6%	13%	13%	None

India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.

Every Chinese code in full

6205.20.00Men’s shirts of cotton

6205.20.00.10Men's shirts of cotton, without special collar不带特制领的棉制男成人衬衫

Incl. boys' shirts of subheading 818含男童818号衬衫

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 6%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 90%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 23 Aug 2026

Licences and certificates

AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单

Inspection and quarantine

MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Weaving method (woven, etc.)织造方法(机织等)
3.Type (shirts, polo shirts, etc.)种类(衬衫、POLO衫等)
4.Category (men's)类别(男式)
5.Ingredient content成分含量
6.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
7.Item number货号
8.GTIN
9.CAS
10.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 4.8%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 2.4%

RCEP rates

Australia: 8%
Brunei: 8%
Cambodia: 8%
South Korea: 8%
Laos: 8%
Malaysia: 8%
New Zealand: 9.6%
Singapore: 8%
Thailand: 8%
Vietnam: 8%
Japan: 8.7%
Indonesia: 8%
Philippines: 8%
Myanmar: 8%

CIQ codes

6205200010101Men's cotton shirts without special collars (incl. boys' shirts, sizes 8-18) (shirts)不带特制领的棉制男成人衬衫(含男童8-18号衬衫)(衬衫)
6205200010102Men's cotton shirts without special collars (incl. boys' shirts, sizes 8-18) (children's wear)不带特制领的棉制男成人衬衫(含男童8-18号衬衫)(童装)

6205.20.00.91Other boys' play suit shirts of cotton其他棉制男童游戏套装衬衫

Excluding long shirts不包括长衬衫

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 6%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 90%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 23 Aug 2026

Licences and certificates

AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单

Inspection and quarantine

MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Weaving method (woven, etc.)织造方法(机织等)
3.Type (shirts, polo shirts, etc.)种类(衬衫、POLO衫等)
4.Category (men's)类别(男式)
5.Ingredient content成分含量
6.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
7.Item number货号
8.GTIN
9.CAS
10.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 4.8%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 2.4%

RCEP rates

Australia: 8%
Brunei: 8%
Cambodia: 8%
South Korea: 8%
Laos: 8%
Malaysia: 8%
New Zealand: 9.6%
Singapore: 8%
Thailand: 8%
Vietnam: 8%
Japan: 8.7%
Indonesia: 8%
Philippines: 8%
Myanmar: 8%

CIQ codes

6205200091999Other boys' playwear shirts of cotton (excluding long shirts)其他棉制男童游戏套装衬衫(不包括长衬衫)

6205.20.00.99Other men's shirts of cotton其他棉制男式衬衫

Unit: piece / kg
MFN import duty: 6%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 90%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 23 Aug 2026

Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Weaving method (woven, etc.)织造方法(机织等)
3.Type (shirts, polo shirts, etc.)种类(衬衫、POLO衫等)
4.Category (men's)类别(男式)
5.Ingredient content成分含量
6.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
7.Item number货号
8.GTIN
9.CAS
10.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 4.8%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA): 2.4%

RCEP rates

Australia: 8%
Brunei: 8%
Cambodia: 8%
South Korea: 8%
Laos: 8%
Malaysia: 8%
New Zealand: 9.6%
Singapore: 8%
Thailand: 8%
Vietnam: 8%
Japan: 8.7%
Indonesia: 8%
Philippines: 8%
Myanmar: 8%

CIQ codes

6205200099999Other men's shirts of cotton其他棉制男式衬衫

China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.

Nearby codes

Previous6204 69 90Other One level up6205 20Of cotton Next6205 20 20Embroidered with Lucknow Chikan Craf

Sources

GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 Oct 2026
BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India import tariff by origin (Indian Trade Portal snapshot)Checked 29 Sep 2026
GST schedule headings and 8-digit IGST (archived)Checked 29 Sep 2026
HS code descriptions (archived file)Checked 29 Sep 2026
India's AIDC, Health Cess and Social Welfare Surcharge exemptions (11/2021, 08/2020, 11/2018-Customs)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's preferential tariff schedules (CBIC notifications)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
RoDTEP export incentive rates (DGFT Appendix 4R and 4RE)Checked 18 Oct 2026
RoSCTL rebate for apparel and made-ups (Ministry of Textiles): periods and ratesChecked 19 Oct 2026
CBIC Compliance Information Portal (CIP)Checked 19 Oct 2026
China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026

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